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Written Answers — Garda Equipment: Garda Equipment (22 Jun 2006)

Catherine Murphy: Question 177: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of hand held terminals used to record road traffic offences which have been provided to the Gardaí; the cost of same; if they are being used in every region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24260/06]

Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (22 Jun 2006)

Catherine Murphy: Question 184: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of reports commissioned by his Department by year since 2002 which have been published and made available to the public; the number that were conducted internally; the number that were carried out by consultants; what those reports were; the cost of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24298/06]

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (22 Jun 2006)

Catherine Murphy: Question 187: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if fines, issued by way of the new hand held terminals used by the Gardaí, will be issued by ordinary post; if so, the way in which proof of delivery is to be achieved. [24317/06]

Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (22 Jun 2006)

Catherine Murphy: Question 200: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of reports commissioned by her Department by year since 2002 which have been published and made available to the public; the number that were conducted internally; the number that were carried out by consultants; what those reports were; the cost of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24299/06]

Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (22 Jun 2006)

Catherine Murphy: Question 201: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the arrangements she intends to put in place to reduce class sizes where the practical constraint of physical space is a limiting factor; when those arrangements will be implemented; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24318/06]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (22 Jun 2006)

Catherine Murphy: Question 202: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if the purchase of the site for a school (details supplied) in County Kildare is complete, or complete subject to planning permission being granted; if plans to build the school are running parallel with the planning process; if it is anticipated the school will be built in time for September 2007; if not the contingency measures...

Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (22 Jun 2006)

Catherine Murphy: Question 220: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of reports commissioned by his Department by year since 2002 which have been published and made available to the public; the number that were conducted internally; the number that were carried out by consultants; what those reports were; the cost of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24300/06]

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (22 Jun 2006)

Catherine Murphy: Question 223: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the response he has received to circular letter PD 1/06 from Fingal, Galway and Laois County Councils; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24248/06]

Written Answers — Litter Pollution: Litter Pollution (22 Jun 2006)

Catherine Murphy: Question 224: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the dialogue he has had with Kildare County Council following the publication of the Irish Business against Litter survey in May 2006; if he has satisfied himself that Kildare County Council has sufficient staffing and financial resources to ensure adequate enforcement of the litter laws and seven day street...

Written Answers — Housing Policy: Housing Policy (22 Jun 2006)

Catherine Murphy: Question 225: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when the review of the disabled persons grant scheme is expected to be complete; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24253/06]

Written Answers — Register of Electors: Register of Electors (22 Jun 2006)

Catherine Murphy: Question 226: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress which has been made on a common template for updating the electoral register; if guidance has been issued to local authorities by his Department; if a formula for funding the process has been identified; if so, if he will outline same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24255/06]

Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (22 Jun 2006)

Catherine Murphy: Question 229: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of reports commissioned by his Department by year since 2002 which have been published and made available to the public; the number that were conducted internally; the number that were carried out by consultants; what those reports were; the cost of same; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (22 Jun 2006)

Catherine Murphy: Question 230: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if a coordinated national approach will be taken to the provision of adequate water services to all towns in the country, including a stronger water conservation publicity campaign and strategy; if he will restrict the ability of planning authorities to zone land unless they have the capacity to provide a...

Road Traffic Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (21 Jun 2006)

Catherine Murphy: I am generally supportive of the objectives of the Bill. While there is no doubt that legislation is needed, for example, to make illegal the use of hand-held mobile phones while driving, it is enforcement, not legislation, that brings about results, as we saw clearly with the introduction of the penalty points. While one might ask what if the deployment of resources continued, the Irish...

Written Answers — Anti-Poverty Strategy: Anti-Poverty Strategy (20 Jun 2006)

Catherine Murphy: Question 75: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his plans to introduce assistance towards the cost of refuse collection for low income families; the consideration he has given into the research on the subject carried out by the Combat Poverty Agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23059/06]

Written Answers — Patient Statistics: Patient Statistics (20 Jun 2006)

Catherine Murphy: Question 215: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of persons who have gone missing from Health Service Executive institutions or whose outpatient psychiatric treatment was interrupted since 1995 to date in 2006 on foot of being reported missing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23867/06]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (20 Jun 2006)

Catherine Murphy: Question 230: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the support services available to children with Downs Syndrome; if speech and language therapy is provided to children with Downs Syndrome; the service providers for such services for children residing in Kildare; the earliest age for receipt of such services; if such services are provided to children at preschool,...

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (20 Jun 2006)

Catherine Murphy: Question 279: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has received diplomatic assurances from the US Government regarding their adherence to the procedures and circumstances under which prisoners may be transported through Irish airspace and ground based facilities; if, in view of the discovery that a prisoner was being transported through Shannon Airport without the prior consent of...

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (20 Jun 2006)

Catherine Murphy: Question 282: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on whether the recent discovery of a prisoner being transported via Shannon airport in the absence of consent from the Department of Justice was an isolated incident; the way in which he can be certain that other such prisoner transportation's have not occurred; if he has received assurances from the US Government that no other...

Written Answers — International Agreements: International Agreements (20 Jun 2006)

Catherine Murphy: Question 383: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if, in view of the recent administrative error on the part of the US Government in failing to request the permission of his Department to transport a military prisoner through Shannon Airport, he has made or will make enquiries as to whether similar administrative omissions have been made in the past; the number of...